Celebrating the length, diversity and strength of this extraordinary woman’s life, Before She Was Harriet urges readers to remember her humanity as well as her fame.
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TIME For Kids Heroes of Black History presents the stories of four great American heroes every child should know about in one volume: Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Barack Obama.
Six Dots is not only a story about braille – it is also a story about reading, and about the power of education and the support and love of family.
Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer is essential reading for any children who doubt themselves and their goals.
This authorized tribute is the first fully illustrated biography of E. B. White and includes an afterword by Martha White, E. B. White’s granddaughter.
Laurie Wallmark writes exclusively for children. The picture book biography, Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine (Creston Books, October 2015), is Laurie’s first book.
The Children’s Book Review | April 28, 2015 Age Range: 6-8 About the Book The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist Written by Margarita…
Margarita Engle, author of The Sky Painter, selected these five family favorite children’s books.
There’s a fine art to turning a great life into something digestible for a child. The art lies in finding the essence, an almost haiku-like writing that condenses, getting only the most salient details on the page. Each of the following biographies rises to that fine art.
Grosset & Dunlap’s Who Was? series is the leading biography series for young readers, with over 50 titles featuring famous thinkers, politicians, and history-makers published to date.